Dr. Payne Joins Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC

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Dr. Payne is accepting new patients in need of Physiatry services and is partnered with Katie Hatt, DO, at Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC.
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Nicole Y. Payne, MD, FABPMR, a board certified and fellowship trained Physiatrist to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center and the provider staff of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC. 
 
Dr. Payne is accepting new patients in need of Physiatry services and is partnered with Katie Hatt, DO, at Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC.
 
Dr. Payne comes to the Berkshires from Maine, where she served with Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle. She previously worked at medical centers in Georgia, Washington state, Kansas, Vermont and Tennessee.
 
Dr. Payne is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Brain Injury Medicine. She received her medical degree from Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, and completed her residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Toledo Medical Center.
 
Her clinical interests include musculoskeletal ultrasound, fluoroscopy procedures and Botox and Xiaflex treatments. 
 
For an appointment with Dr. Payne, ask your primary care physician for a referral or call Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC at 413-445-9353.

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Dalton Fire District Voters OK Annual Meeting Articles

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — Voters approved all articles but one on the warrant at the annual Fire District meeting on Tuesday night at the Stationery Factory.
 
Some 48 voters attended the meeting, which lasted an hour and 40 minutes, to vote on several articles that make up a total budget of $3,663,081. 
 
However, that amount was reduced to $3,660,581 after voters decided the town would assume responsibility for funding the required 50 percent match for a state Department of Conservation and Recreation grant.
 
If approved, the grant covers forest fighting in fiscal year 2027. The Fire District and the town are separate governing entities, and under state law, responsibility for funding the Forest Warden position and all related expenses falls to the town.
 
Historically, the district has included a $2,500 article to fund the match, but this year the request was "tabled." However, because articles at annual meetings cannot formally be tabled, the action effectively resulted in the request failing.
 
"The Forest Warden budget does provide enough money to supply. I believe it's $3,900 … within the budget to cover that amount of money," the town's Finance Committee chair  William Drosehn said. 
 
Drosehn, who also moderated the annual meeting, clarified before making the comment that he was speaking in his capacity as finance chair.
 
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